Marsais

Marsais (French pronunciation: [maʁsɛ]) is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France. It also has mayoral jurisdiction over two local communes L'Hopiteau (sometimes L'Hopiteaux) and Boisse.

Marsais
Town hall
Town hall
Location of Marsais
Marsais is located in France
Marsais
Marsais
Marsais is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Marsais
Marsais
Coordinates: 46°07′35″N 0°35′54″W
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCharente-Maritime
ArrondissementRochefort
CantonSurgères
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Steve Gabet[1]
Area
1
23.98 km2 (9.26 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
929
  Density39/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
17221 /17700
Elevation23–82 m (75–269 ft)
(avg. 40 m or 130 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962843    
1968870+3.2%
1975748−14.0%
1982713−4.7%
1990702−1.5%
1999785+11.8%
2008878+11.8%

Sports

Despite the area being small in both geographic and demographic senses, there is a local football team, playing home games at 'Le Chat d'Eau' complex. There is a bar, Le Marsaisian. which is well known in the local region for hosting pool tournaments and Baby Foot (table football) championships.

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
  • Media related to Marsais at Wikimedia Commons


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